Dear Friends of PSR Philadelphia / Pennsylvania,
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Happy New Year! We thank you for your long-standing and dedicated
support.
January 2020
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PSR PA invites you to volunteer with us!
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In 2019...
We held 3 PA statewide Health-Check Ups to educate about the health impacts of fracking. We continued our decades long youth violence prevention work. We helped bring parents of children with cancer to Harrisburg who confronted PA Governor Wolf with the real impacts of fracking, prompting him to invest
$3 million
in researching its health effects
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We could not have accomplished this without our volunteers.
In 2020... we ask you to join us!
Whether you are newly retired, between jobs, building your career, or juggling as much of life as you can keep in the air - we can find a place for you to volunteer at PSR Phila / PA. Opportunities include a wide range of positions - including public speaking, providing testimony, clerical tasks, event tabling, conducting research, writing blogs or twitters - please consider sharing your time to help us.
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Cancer and Environment Meeting
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PSR representatives, Dr. Ned Ketyer and Laura Dagley, attended a Cancer and Environment Meeting on December 4th. Originally, the group explored research on the impact of the environment on cancer risk. The group is now focusing on education of healthcare professionals of these risks. They are working to create educational materials for HCPs and their patients.
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PSR PA 40th Anniversary Celebration!
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On Sunday, December 8th PSR PA celebrated our 40th Anniversary at the gorgeous and historic Oaks Cloister in Germantown. It was a magical evening in what is certainly one of Philadelphia's most beautiful homes. The event for PSR supporters allowed us to reminisce about four decades of activism and accomplishment. We heard from our own Tammy Murphy and Corey Davis and recognized Pennsylvania politicians, whose environmental work has helped protect the public health of all Pennsylvanians.
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Fire Drill Fridays with Jane Fonda: Climate and Health
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On December 19-20, PSR PA joined forces with the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments and Jane Fonda for a Fire Drill Friday in Washington DC! The Fire Drill Friday, hosted on December 20, focused on health and climate change. 60 nurses attended wearing white lab coats and red berets. 138 people were arrested,
including 12 nurses, Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinem, Sandra Steingraber, and PSR PA's Medical Outreach Coordinator Laura Dagley, RN!
The demands of Fire Drill Fridays are modeled after the youth climate strikers and call for a Green New Deal, respect of indigenous land, environmental justice and more!
Click
here for more information about the Fire Drill Friday movement.
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Heat Pump and Induction Stove Grant
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PSR PA was recently awarded a Heat Pump and Induction Stove grant from PSR National! It will be used to discuss the health benefits from switching from gas to electric which is increasingly being considered by enlightened cities. Philadelphia owns its own fossil gas company. If we are to move away from gas heat, we need to electrify our homes and switch to heat pumps and electric induction stoves. If you have experience with heat pumps and induction stoves, please share your thoughts at [email protected]
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In Mourning for 173 Victims of Flight 752
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1. Abolish Nuclear Weapons
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When:
Sunday, January 19, 2:00 - 4:00 PM
Join the Philadelphia Ethical Society and the Greater Philadelphia Branch of Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom for a showing of the film presentation titled
The Beginning of The End Of Nuclear Weapons
. The film will discuss how the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons came into being. Click
here
for more information!
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2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Nonviolent Action. Ignite Peace!
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When:
Monday, January 20, 12:00 PM
Join the Brandywine Peace Community on Martin Luther King Day at Lockheed Martin. We will continue to support the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (UN Nuclear Ban Treaty, http://nuclearban.org) and to hold Lockheed Martin, the U.S.’s chief nuclear weapons contractor, in violation of the treaty. We will place a Notice of UN Treaty Prohibition at Lockheed Martin and, through our presence and insistence, push for adherence to the treaty. Click
here
for more information!
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UPDATE: Gov. Wolf Responds!
~ Grant Maxfield
On November 18th, PSR PA and our partners confronted Gov. Wolf and other members of the state government in a day of action that culminated with a press conference outside the governor's office. On November 22nd Governor Wolf announced that for the first time ever, Pennsylvania will invest $3 million in researching the health effects of fracking. Click
here
for more information!
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Support our work and reduce the use of wasteful plastic.
Become a monthly donor and receive a bamboo utensil set as our gift to you.
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January 2020
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